Articles by Eben Novy-Williams

Let College Player Keep Half-Court Shot Prize Money: Athletic Board

The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference recommended that the college basketball player who hit a half-court shot for $20,000 at an Oklahoma City Thunder game be allowed to use the money toward his tuition. Cameron Rodriguez, a 23-year-old forward at Southwestern …

College Player May Be Blocked from Collecting on $20,000 Half-Court Shot

Making a half-court shot during a promotion at an Oklahoma City Thunder game might be easier for 23-year-old Cameron Rodriguez than keeping the $20,000 prize. Rodriguez, a basketball player at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, made the shot Nov. 18 …